The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-05
MoHENRY. Nd, March LIST, 1887.

gard to MOrmonism continues una
bated. 1t seems destined to enfold
within its ruthless embrace the innO-
cent rs we'll as the guilty. There are
people in this neighb0rhood, and it
can truthfully be said the majority,
who az deeply deplore the presence
of these Mormon preachers as any in
any other portion of the country, aud
they feel with keen sensitiveness the
attempt to spread throughout the
country the impression that this is a
community inhabited by ignorant
people who have little regard for
morality. No wonder then that they
feel deep indignation when con-
frouted with the actions of some un-
scrupulous newspaper men. A re-
porter of the Baltimore american
visited this place to obtain the facts
in regard to these preachers, and he
was given all the information in re-
gard to them that the people here
possessed. and left them with the i'm
preston that ne did not think it
necessary to spread the thing any
further. In his report he saws: "a
careful inquiry and analysis of all the
facts, however, has developed that
there is no well grounded reason for
alarm" This the Morning Herald
correspondent of this place, also sta
ted, but whether there is or not, GER
tain it is that all newspaper COM
ments are as futile as the wind and
only serve to aggravate in place of
helping the matter, while it still
farther publishes it to the world.
You can easily ascertain these facts
by visiting those in sympathy with
them.
Had the american reporter All
stained from such trashy stuff az the
following, he would have gained for
his report the commentator of more
than the editor of the Mountain Dem.
Ocrdt, who thinks this with the bal
ance of bis report could not well he
improved upon: "There is a deep
seated feeling Of Indignation and
anxiety among the better and more
intelligent clasees, lest their insidiOus
teachings should obtain some foot.
hold among some of the mountain.
GERS, who. from their want OF knowl.
edge of men and things are easily
appealed to and persuaded )" and
also 1.-THE place which they have
chosen is well ADAPTED for their
work, and it is in a remote section of
the country, aud one of the few
where they would be allowed to stay
day." Now the reporter Well
knows that he cannot substantiate
any such thing. Such assertions are
no more applicable to the mountain
GERS of Garrett than to thousands of
or to communities anywhere else.
Just such willful or ungarded express
siOns justly arouses the Indignation
of the people.
The mention of the reference made
by the editor of the Mountain Demo-
crat to Mr.. Joel Bender brings the
ironical smile upon the faces of the
most Indifferent. That Mr.. Bender
is intelligent and good citizen. no
one will deny, but the same thing
can he said of his neighb0rs, but to
single him out from among the bal.
ance and leave it to be inferred that
his neighbors, even though some of
them sympathize with these Nor
mons. are ignorant. is absurd. 1t was
at Mr.. Bender's that they first found
refuge in that community. He being
one of the trustees of the school, they
obtained his permission to hold their
meetings in the school house. and
made his place their head quarters
for some time, and went so far as to
have them try to heal his daughter,
and though he denies having any
faith in them, he still continues to
lend his presence at their meetings.
Such is the manner this matter is
heing treated in some of the papers.
1t has been said. and very likely ia
true, that Mr.. Bender is the only
subscriber of the Mountain Democrat
in that neighborhood, and might il
be true that the editor IL trying to
save his lone star of Cherry Tree
Meadows? Subscribers are scarce and
must be looked after.
1t is nonsense to try to make it ap-
pear that these are the only places
where audiences could be obtained
for these preachers. A great part, il
not the majority. generally came
from other places. Some from Oak.
land and Swanton districts. Minis.
ters Of other denominations have gone
\ to hear them, and at one time an edi
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